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John Pingel
Contributing sermons since May 8, 2020
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For The Sake Of Others
Contributed on Mar 1, 2021
Christ offers his life for us, the undeserving; now we are to offer our lives as "living sacrifices" for him.
Text: Romans 5: 6-8 This morning I want to talk to you about SACRIFICE. Not like some of the sacrifices we are from time to time asked to make…perhaps financial sacrifice, or sacrifice of some of our time. ….But the kind of sacrifice wherein one person lays down their life for the sake of ...read more
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Can Anything Good Come Out Of...?
Contributed on Jan 16, 2021
Sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Epiphany II John 1: 46 "Nazareth? Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked. “Can anything good come out of….?” You fill in the blank. This phrase—“Can anything good come out of?”—is found within the story of Jesus calling his first disciples, John chapter ...read more
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Ascension-The Forgotten Festival
Contributed on May 20, 2020
Ascension Day ought to be remembered--for a number of reasons
The Forgotten Festival Acts 1, Luke 24 We pause to observe what many refer to as the FORGOTTEN FESTIVAL of the Christian Calendar. There are FIVE MAIN FESTIVAL DAYS observed by Christians around the world. By “Festival Days” I mean chief holidays on the liturgical calendar. What are the ...read more
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Behold The Crocus!
Contributed on May 18, 2020
Isaiah speaks of the crocus, lending hope to the people of ancient Israel and to us as well
Behold the Crocus!” Isaiah 35: 1,2 Writing in 700 B.C. about the return of the people Israel to their homeland following what would be a time of Exile in Babylon, the prophet spoke about the desert bursting into bloom. But he doesn’t just speak in broad terms about “flowers”—he speaks ...read more
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More Precious Than Silver And Gold
Contributed on May 8, 2020
The precious blood of Christ of more value than silver and gold
Peter 1: 18-20 “Silver and gold, silver and gold, everyone wishes for silver and gold.” Burl Ives sang about silver and gold in a famous Christmas song. But silver and gold were revered as being precious far before that song’s debut in the l965 Christmas special. Historians tell us that ...read more